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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the arrested members of the ANC charged with in Chapter 23?
(a) High Treason and a countrywide conspiracy to use violence to overthrown the government and replace it with Communism.
(b) Black Nationalism.
(c) Public protests of the Nationalist party.
(d) Atheism and the denouncing of one Christian God.

2. What organization does Evelyn get involved with in Chapter 24?
(a) The Watch Tower.
(b) Communist Party.
(c) The Women's League.
(d) The ANC.

3. What do the ANC Women's Leauge protest in Chapter 28?
(a) Voting rights.
(b) Domestic Abuse.
(c) The requirement to carry passes.
(d) Equal pay.

4. What item does the watchman find in Nelson's suitcase in Chapter 9?
(a) A map of South Africa.
(b) A picture of Nelson's mother.
(c) A pen and pencil.
(d) A revolver.

5. Why does Nelson enroll in the University of Witwatersrand in Chapter 10?
(a) Because he never recieved his B.A. from his previous school.
(b) To pursue his dream of becoming an interpretur.
(c) Because the regent forces him to do so.
(d) To begin his law degree.

6. What does Nelson think should be included in the Youth League's fight for freedom?
(a) Communists.
(b) Coloreds.
(c) Indians.
(d) No one except Africans.

7. What religion is Lazar Sidelsky?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Methodist.
(d) Atheist.

8. What does the word Apartheid mean?
(a) Separation.
(b) Apartness.
(c) Racism.
(d) Lower than.

9. Where does Walter Sisulu go in an attempt to get support and weapons for the freedom fight in South Africa?
(a) The USA.
(b) Russia.
(c) Cuba.
(d) The People's Republic of China.

10. What is the name of the Gold Mine that Nelson goes to in Chapter 9?
(a) Sample Mines.
(b) Royal Mines.
(c) Gold and Diamond Mines.
(d) Crown Mines.

11. What happens to Nelson when he is passing through Kroonstad in Chapter 14?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) The crashes into a white driver.
(c) He hits a white child.
(d) He runs out of gas.

12. Who is Evelyn Mase?
(a) The code name for the first ANC protest.
(b) Nelson's first wife.
(c) Nelson's cousin.
(d) Nelson's boss.

13. Which church supports the winning party in Chapter 13?
(a) The Dutch Reform Church.
(b) The Baptist Mission Church.
(c) The Methodist Church.
(d) The Church of Christ.

14. Where is the trial moved in Chapter 29?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Sophiatown.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Pretoria.

15. Who gives Nelson his English name?
(a) The Mbekela brothers.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) Miss Mdingane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which party wins the election in Chapter 13?

2. What is the nickname given for the Mandela Plan, in Chapter 15?

3. Which tribe is Ellen Nkabinde a member of?

4. How many ANC members are arrested in Chapter 23?

5. When does the regent die?

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